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Association of early glycemic change with short-term mortality in lobar and non-lobar intracerebral hemorrhage by Forti, Paola, Maioli, Fabiola, Zoli, Marco

“…The association between early glycemic change and short-term mortality in non-diabetic patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is unclear. We…”
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Prognostic role of nutritional status in elderly patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a monocentric study by Recinella, Guerino, Marasco, Giovanni, Serafini, Giovanni, Maestri, Lorenzo, Bianchi, Giampaolo, Forti, Paola, Zoli, Marco

“…Background Symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection incidence is higher in the elderly patients. Pre-existing…”
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Homocysteine and folate as risk factors for dementia and Alzheimer disease by Ravaglia, Giovanni, Forti, Paola, Maioli, Fabiola, Martelli, Mabel, Servadei, Lucia, Brunetti, Nicoletta, Porcellini, Elisa, Licastro, Federico

“…BACKGROUND: In cross-sectional studies, elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations have been associated with cognitive impairment and dementia…”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment: Epidemiology and Dementia Risk in an Elderly Italian Population by Ravaglia, Giovanni, Forti, Paola, Montesi, Fausta, Lucicesare, Anna, Pisacane, Nicoletta, Rietti, Elisa, Dalmonte, Edoardo, Bianchin, Marisa, Mecocci, Patrizia

“…OBJECTIVES: To investigate prevalence and incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and its risk of progression to dementia in an elderly Italian…”
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Blood inflammatory markers and risk of dementia: The Conselice Study of Brain Aging by Ravaglia, Giovanni, Forti, Paola, Maioli, Fabiola, Chiappelli, Martina, Montesi, Fausta, Tumini, Emanuela, Mariani, Erminia, Licastro, Federico, Patterson, Christopher

“…Abstract Incidence studies of blood inflammatory markers as predictors of dementia in older age are few and did not take into account hyperhomocysteinemia,…”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Dementia in Older Adults by Forti, Paola, Pisacane, Nicoletta, Rietti, Elisa, Lucicesare, Anna, Olivelli, Valentina, Mariani, Erminia, Mecocci, Patrizia, Ravaglia, Giovanni

“…OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS; a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors including abdominal obesity,…”
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Predictors of cognitive impairment assessed by Mini Mental State Examination in community-dwelling older adults: relevance of the step test by Muscari, Antonio, Spiller, Ilaria, Bianchi, Giampaolo, Fabbri, Elisa, Forti, Paola, Magalotti, Donatella, Pandolfi, Paolo, Zoli, Marco

“…Several predictors of cognitive impairment assessed by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) have previously been identified. However, which predictors are the…”
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Prognostic significance of diabetes and stress hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients by Muscari, Antonio, Falcone, Roberta, Recinella, Guerino, Faccioli, Luca, Forti, Paola, Pastore Trossello, Marco, Puddu, Giovanni M, Spinardi, Luca, Zoli, Marco

“…Hyperglycemic non-diabetic stroke patients have a worse prognosis than both normoglycemic and diabetic patients. Aim of this study was to assess whether…”
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Physical Activity and Other Determinants of Survival in the Oldest Adults by Muscari, Antonio, Bianchi, Giampaolo, Forti, Paola, Giovagnoli, Marco, Magalotti, Donatella, Pandolfi, Paolo, Zoli, Marco

“…Objectives To determine the role of physical activity as a possible survival determinant in the oldest adults. Design Prospective, longitudinal,…”
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Association of prestroke glycemic status with stroke mortality by Forti, Paola, Maioli, Fabiola, Nativio, Valeria, Maestri, Lorenzo, Coveri, Maura, Zoli, Marco

“…ObjectiveThe role of diabetes as a predictor of mortality after stroke remains uncertain, and there are very few data for pre-diabetes. This study investigated…”
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The Senile Lung as a Possible Source of Pitfalls on Chest Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography by Ciccarese, Federica, Chiesa, Anna Maria, Feletti, Francesco, Vizioli, Luca, Pasquali, Milena, Forti, Paola, Zoli, Marco, Zompatori, Maurizio

“…Age-associated changes in the pulmonary system could be detected with imaging techniques. Widespread use of lung ultrasonography (US) requires characterization…”
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The Effect of Age on Characteristics and Mortality of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in the Oldest-Old by Forti, Paola, Maioli, Fabiola, Domenico Spampinato, Michele, Barbara, Carlotta, Nativio, Valeria, Coveri, Maura, Zoli, Marco, Simonetti, Luigi, Di Pasquale, Giuseppe, Procaccianti, Gaetano

“…Incidence of acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) increases with age, but there is a lack of information about ICH characteristics in the oldest-old (age ≥85…”
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Plasma tocopherols and risk of cognitive impairment in an elderly Italian cohort by Ravaglia, Giovanni, Forti, Paola, Lucicesare, Anna, Pisacane, Nicoletta, Rietti, Elisa, Mangialasche, Francesca, Cecchetti, Roberta, Patterson, Christopher, Mecocci, Patrizia

“…BACKGROUND: Evidence that vitamin E may preserve cognitive function in elderly subjects is conflicting. The most abundant and most investigated form of vitamin…”
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Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone as a predictor of cognitive impairment in an elderly cohort by Forti, Paola, Olivelli, Valentina, Rietti, Elisa, Maltoni, Benedetta, Pirazzoli, Gianluca, Gatti, Rita, Gioia, Maria Grazia, Ravaglia, Giovanni

“…It is unclear whether in late life serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) predicts risk of developing cognitive impairment. This study investigated the…”
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Prevalence of Chronic Cancer and No-Cancer Pain in Elderly Hospitalized Patients: Elements for the Early Assessment of Palliative Care Needs by Maltoni, Benedetta, Forti, Paola, Zoli, Marco, Maltoni, Marco, Ricci, Marianna

“…We studied prevalence of chronic pain, related or not to cancer, in elderly patients, its correlation with socio-clinical factors, and its effects on daily…”
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Prevalent Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for Conversion to Mild Cognitive Impairment in an Elderly Italian Cohort by Ravaglia, Giovanni, M.D, Forti, Paola, M.D, Lucicesare, Anna, M.D, Rietti, Elisa, M.D, Pisacane, Nicoletta, M.D, Mariani, Erminia, M.D, Dalmonte, Edoardo, M.D

“…Objective To examine the association between depressive symptoms and prevalent and incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in elderly individuals; to verify…”
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The conselice study of brain ageing by Ravaglia, Giovanni, Forti, Paola

“…Among the age-related diseases, the development of cognitive impairments, in particular dementia, is the most devastating for the individual and has great…”
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Effect of micronutrient status on natural killer cell immune function in healthy free-living subjects aged ≥90 y by RAVAGLIA, G, FORTI, P, MAIOLI, F, BASTAGLI, L, FACCHINI, A, MARIANI, E, SAVARINO, L, SASSI, S, CUCINOTTA, D, LENAZ, G

“…Natural killer (NK) cells play a role in natural immunity against tumor and infected cells. Advanced aging is associated with functional impairment of NK cells…”
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Multi factorial interactions in the pathogenesis pathway of Alzheimer's disease: a new risk charts for prevention of dementia by Licastro, Federico, Porcellini, Elisa, Forti, Paola, Buscema, Massimo, Carbone, Ilaria, Ravaglia, Giovanni, Grossi, Enzo

“…The population longitudinal study named "The Conselice Study" has been the focus of the present investigation. 65 years old or older participants of this…”
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Metabolic Syndrome by Ravaglia, Giovanni, Forti, Paola, Maioli, Fabiola, Bastagli, Luciana, Chiappelli, Martina, Montesi, Fausta, Bolondi, Luigi, Patterson, Christopher

“…Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence and prediction of mortality in elderly individuals Giovanni Ravaglia , MD 1 , Paola Forti , MD 1 , Fabiola Maioli , MD 1 ,…”
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